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The document explains various figures of speech, including simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, synecdoche, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, and irony, along with their definitions and examples. It emphasizes the expressive use of language in non-literal ways to create effects and enhance imagery. Additionally, it includes an activity prompting the reader to compare a special person to an object using these figures of speech.

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CW-Lesson-2-FOP

The document explains various figures of speech, including simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, synecdoche, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, and irony, along with their definitions and examples. It emphasizes the expressive use of language in non-literal ways to create effects and enhance imagery. Additionally, it includes an activity prompting the reader to compare a special person to an object using these figures of speech.

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Activity

• Think of a special person in your life.


• Compare him/her to a specific object.
• Explain the answer.
DEFINITION:
A figure of speech is a word or phrase that is used in
a non-literal way to create an effect. This effect
maybe rhetorical as in deliberate arrangement of
words to achieve something poetic, or imagery as in
the use of language to suggest a visual picture or
make an idea more vivid.
DEFINITION:
Figures of speech function as literary devices
because of their expressive use of language. Words
are used in other ways than their literal meanings or
typical manner of application.
Simile Synecdoche
Metaphor Onomatopoeia
Personification Oxymoron
Hyperbole Irony
Simile
A simile is a very common figure of speech
that uses the words “like” and “as” to
compare two things that are not related by
definition.
Example:
• He is as tall as a mountain.
• The internet is like a window to
the world
Metaphor
A metaphor is a statement that compares two
things that are not alike. Unlike similes, metaphors
DO NOT USE THE WORDS “LIKE” OR “AS.” Such
statements only make sense when the reader
understands the connection between the two
things being compared.
Example:
Time is money
Personification
Personification is the attribution of human
characteristics to non-living objects. Using
personification affects the way readers
imagine things, and it sparks an interest in the
subject.
Example:
The sun greeted me when I woke
up in the morning.
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is an exaggeration that is
created to emphasize a point or bring out a
sense of humor. It is often used
in everyday conversations without the
speaker noticing it.
Example:
I would die for you.
Synecdoche
Synecdoche is a type of figurative
language that uses one part to refer
to the whole, or the whole to refer to
the part.
Example:
A set of wheels can be used to
refer to a vehicle, and a suit to
refer to a businessman.
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is a language that
names something or an action by
imitating the sound associated
with it.
Example:
The truck engine roared as it
climbed the hill.
Oxymoron
An Oxymoron is when you use
two words together that have
contradictory meaning.
Example:
He presented his song in front of a
small crowd.
Irony
Irony is when a word or phrase’s
literal meaning is the opposite of
its figurative meaning.
Example:
Maybe you eat a really bad cookie,
and then you say “Wow, that was
the best cookie I ever had”.
Using figures of speech, pretend
that you are writing a letter to
your longtime childhood friend
and you are going to introduce
your new set of friends to him/her.

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